sculpture of a cowboy tipping his hat down

Sculpture by Mehl Lawson, Devil Duster, 1985. Autry Museum; 2012.37.35

Sculptures Grades 2-5

Resource Type
Lesson
Grade Level:
3–5
Discipline:
Art
Topic:
Art Elements

Self-Paced Lesson

Students will answer the question How Do You Know Something Is A Sculpture? by analyzing different sculptures from the Autry Museum's collection.  Students will make their own sculptures out of materials they have around the home or in nature.


Standards

CA VA: Cr2.1: Artists and designers experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, and art-making approaches.


Lesson and Resources

Lesson: How do You Know Something is a Sculpture? Grades 2-5Spanish

Student Response Sheet: Sculptures Grades 2-5 Fillable Student Response SheetSpanish


Associated Education Resources


Teaching Tips for Different Learning Environments

Whole Class In-Person Learning: Scavenger hunt in classroom for two and three dimensional items, shapes, and materials. Jigsaw different sculptures and sculptural elements to groups. Groups share out. Teacher documents groups responses on elements of a sculpture. (Part 6: assign student groups an emotion. Part 7: do as a class to point out movement.)

Whole Class Distance Learning: Scavenger hunt at home for one of each: two and three dimensional items, shapes, and materials. Share via distance learning platform. Jigsaw different sculptures and sculptural elements to groups in breakout rooms. Share out. Teacher documents groups responses on elements of a sculpture.

Tech Fun: Jamboard or Padlet: describe materials used for sculptures, shapes, and emotions. Take poll to see if students can guess materials or emotions in sculpture, poll to guess if an object is or is not a sculpture Whiteboard: students can draw/write on images to point out shapes and movement.

Educational Programs at the Autry are sponsored by:

Dean and Laura Beresford · Molly and Neal Brockmeyer · Vince and Colleen Caballero · Capital Group · David F. Eisenberg · The Georgina-Fredrick Children's Foundation · Christy McAvoy · Marleen and Bruce Rognlien · Robert E. Ronus · Brenda and Gary Ruttenberg · The Steinmetz Foundation · Virginia F. Stevenson · Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation

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The Autry Museum of the American West acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). We recognize that the Autry Museum and its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

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